WATERLOSS
“Management of water losses in a
drinking water supply system”
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Stratos Arampatzis, Tero Ltd.
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Department of Chemistry
P.O. Box 116
GR-54124 Thessaloniki, GREECE
www.chem.auth.gr
General
• 2nd call of the programme MED (www.programmemed.eu)
• Axe 2: Protection of the environment and promotion of a sustainable
territorial development through involvement of Med bodies ensuring
the valorization of water resources
• Objective 2.1: Protection and enhancement of natural resources and
heritage through efficient use of water resources
• Duration: 36 months (1 June 2010 – 31 May 2013)
• Total budget: 1.846.788€ (ERDF contribution: 1.436.841€)
• Lead Partner: University of Thessaloniki / Department of Chemistry
Main objective / Targets
MAIN OBJECTIVE
• development and pilot demonstration of a methodology for
monitoring and controlling water losses in drinking water
supplies
TARGETS
• Establishment of a methodology for graphical representation of
WSS and identification of potential losses
• Identification of various components in WSS
• Setup of WSS performance indicators considering regional
conditions
• Development of DSS for selection of appropriate measures in a
ranked list taking into account various parameters
Short project description
The project will develop a methodology for control of non
revenue water in water supply systems, by implementation of
the following:
• monitoring of WSS (water balance in water systems using GISbased maps, water audit, appropriate PIs);
• Development of a decision support tool and a prioritized list
of measures for controlling water losses, adapted to regional
conditions.
Output / Impact
OUTPUT
• A strategy for water loss reduction, including both apparent
and real losses, and covering the whole process, from water
entrance to the system up to the customer meter;
• This methodology will be built under different operating
conditions and system configurations
IMPACT
• Reduction of water leakages in the integrated drinking water
cycle i.e. from the water resource up to the consumer.
Innovative character of WATERLOSS
(1 of 2)
• Development of Water Supply System (WSS) performance
indicators based on multi-sectoral issues;
• Introduction of weighting factors for balancing the effect and
the impact of each performance indicator;
• Integration of several parameters in a multi-field decisional
framework with a broad scope, for the formation of an
optimized ranked list of corrective actions for water loss
reduction;
Innovative character of WATERLOSS
(2 of 2)
• Development of DSS with internal (water system) and external
factors (River Basin Management-RBM);
• Validation and certification of the DSS tool by the
demonstration in existing WSSs in partners' areas;
• Collaboration in different tasks of partners of various origins:
research units with expert knowledge, administrative units
responsible for water management issues and practitioners of
WSSs.
Partners
Name
Short name
Country
LP
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
AUTH
Greece
PP2
Conseil Général des Pyrénées Orientales
PO
France
PP3
Water Board of Nicosia
WBN
Cyprus
PP4
Regional Development Centre
RDC
Slovenia
PP5
The Metropolitan Water Services and
Waste Treatment Authority
EMSHTR
Spain
PP6
Municipal Enterprise for Water Supply &
Sewerage in Kozani
DEYAK
Greece
PP7
Autorità di Bacino dei Fiumi LiriGarigliano-Volturno
LG
Italy
PP8
University of Ljubljana
UL
Slovenia
PP9
Département de l'Hérault
DH
France
Components
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CO 0 - Preparation
CO 1 – Communication
CO 2 – Management
CO 3 - Monitoring the performance of Water Supply Systems
(WSSs) and evaluation of Non Revenue Water (NRW)
CO 4 - Development of a DSS tool for appropriate NRW
reduction strategy
CO 5 - Demonstration of the DSS tool into specific WSS
CO3 WSS performance monitoring and NRW assessment
Water balance
PI indicators
CO4 DSS tool with NRW management measures
NRW available methods
Targets for NRW reduction strategy
Weighting factors for PIs (regional characteristics)
CO5 DSS demonstration
NRW strategy in representative areas
Budget requirements
Replication potential
DSS validation/readjustment
Website
www.waterloss-project.eu
• For more information you can visit the project’s website
Thank you for your attention!!
Stratos Arampatzis
Tero Ltd.